Letter to the editor: $163,000 for Grassley from gun lobby is shocking

NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston. National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)

Recently, Sen. Chuck Grassley voted to kill sensible gun legislation that 88 percent of Iowans supported. While Grassley and his fellow gun-supporting senators were in the minority, there were enough "no" votes to filibuster the bill and kill it.

The Mayors Against Gun Violence has tallied all the payments that the gun lobby has showered upon the senators who voted "no," and the results are absolutely shocking. Sen. Grassley collected $163,142 from the gun lobby while the youth of our nation continue to die or are maimed due to the proliferation of uncontrolled guns.

It is essential for us to know how much Sen. Grassley's vote is worth. I must admit, $163,142 is beyond my means. I suspect it exceeds the wherewithal of most Iowans who want sensible gun legislation - like background checks for all gun and ammunition purchases, reasonable limits on ammunition magazine capacity and prohibition of unregulated "straw man" sales to criminals and the mentally ill.

- Roger L. White, Cedar Falls

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Letter to the editor: $163,000 for Grassley from gun lobby is shocking

Recently, Sen. Chuck Grassley voted to kill sensible gun legislation that 88 percent of Iowans supported. While Grassley and his fellow gun-supporting senators were in the minority, there were enough